Richmond’s chief administrative officer resigns
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Amidst another high-profile resignation of a Richmond official and with a new mayor about to enter office, the city's Chief Administrative Officer will be leaving his position at the end of the year. Lincoln Saunders, who has served the city of Richmond for eight years and held the Chief Administrative Officer role for four, will resign effective Dec. 31, according to a Dec. 10 statement from Mayor-elect Danny Avula. In this role, Saunders held a wide variety of responsibilities, leading City Hall and managing the day-to-day operations of Richmond's government. He was in charge of overseeing several different departments, from finance to human services. Richmond’s top two election officials resign after investigations found misconduct Read the full statement on Saunders' resignation from Richmond Mayor-elect Danny Avula below: "Chief Administrative Officer Lincoln Saunders has let me know he’ll be resigning effective December 31. I’m so grateful for Lincoln’s service to the City of Richmond over the last eight years, including four years as Chief Administrative Officer. He led City Hall through the challenging times following the pandemic, oversaw elevating the City’s bond rating to AAA, and has helped make the City of Richmond an employer that attracts — and retains — high-quality talent. He should be proud of that work. I want to reassure City staff and all Richmonders that the mayoral transition process will continue smoothly—with Lincoln’s support. We’re building a great team and will be ready to hit the ground running on January 1. As I promised on the campaign trail, we will be conducting a national search for CAO, and I know that process will take some time. While I would have welcomed Lincoln to serve in his current capacity for the upcoming months as we conduct the search, I absolutely respect his decision to leave the role effective December 31. I will have more details on the CAO search process to announce in the coming days." Avula said further information on his search for a new Chief Administrative Officer will be shared in the coming days.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Amidst another high-profile resignation of a Richmond official and with a new mayor about to enter office, the city's Chief Administrative Officer will be leaving his position at the end of the year.
Lincoln Saunders, who has served the city of Richmond for eight years and held the Chief Administrative Officer role for four, will resign effective Dec. 31, according to a Dec. 10 statement from Mayor-elect Danny Avula.
In this role, Saunders held a wide variety of responsibilities, leading City Hall and managing the day-to-day operations of Richmond's government. He was in charge of overseeing several different departments, from finance to human services.
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Read the full statement on Saunders' resignation from Richmond Mayor-elect Danny Avula below:
"Chief Administrative Officer Lincoln Saunders has let me know he’ll be resigning effective December 31. I’m so grateful for Lincoln’s service to the City of Richmond over the last eight years, including four years as Chief Administrative Officer. He led City Hall through the challenging times following the pandemic, oversaw elevating the City’s bond rating to AAA, and has helped make the City of Richmond an employer that attracts — and retains — high-quality talent. He should be proud of that work.
I want to reassure City staff and all Richmonders that the mayoral transition process will continue smoothly—with Lincoln’s support. We’re building a great team and will be ready to hit the ground running on January 1.
As I promised on the campaign trail, we will be conducting a national search for CAO, and I know that process will take some time. While I would have welcomed Lincoln to serve in his current capacity for the upcoming months as we conduct the search, I absolutely respect his decision to leave the role effective December 31.
I will have more details on the CAO search process to announce in the coming days."
Avula said further information on his search for a new Chief Administrative Officer will be shared in the coming days.
